Many have drawn comparisons to ballroom dancing. But ice dancing strips down some of the more acrobatic elements of pairs skating, prohibiting spiraling jumps and high-flying lifts. Scores from the two events will be combined to determine the medal winners.Īs in the pairs figure skating event, the routines are performed by a man and a woman, often dancing hand in hand. Twenty-three teams performed on Saturday, with the top 20 advancing to the free skate on Monday in Beijing (Sunday night in the United States). The American pairs of Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (87.13) and Madison Chock and Evan Bates (84.14) were in third and fourth place after the rhythm dance. Their score of 90.83 points broke their own world record in the rhythm dance, and recognized a dazzling blend of skill and grace that - when they are in perfect form, as they were on Saturday - makes them nearly impossible for their rivals to match. Papadakis and Cizeron, four-time world champions and the heavy favorites for gold in Beijing, opened a comfortable lead of nearly two points over their closest challengers, Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia. The French world champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, whose ethereal style has been described as “music floating around the ice,” glided into the lead in the rhythm dance portion of the Olympic ice dancing competition on Saturday. Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France performing in the rhythm dance event on Saturday.
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